Spie and Sparrows Group form strategic alliance

At the early stages the deal is to offer a combined service throughout Africa and then, the aim is to collaborate worldwide.

Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer at Sparrows Group, said: “The synergy between our companies will allow us to deliver an unrivalled technical competence in Africa. Spie has an extensive footprint across Africa.

Our specialist expertise complements Spie’s existing service portfolio and together we are confident that we can deliver seamless and cost effective services to our customers around the globe.”

Yves Compañy, managing director at Spie Oil & Gas services added: “Sparrows Group's internationally recognized expertise will add value to our Spie Asset Support Solutions product line, and global maintenance contracts. It will also enrich the extensive operator's local training programs we deliver.

“This strategic alliance will strongly benefit our customers. Our matching geographical footprints mean we look forward to extending our services to a more global scale shortly.”